6778.010 Aspidoglossum E. Mey.

Kupicha, F.K. (1984) Studies on African Asclepiadaceae Kew Bulletin 38 599-672

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs, with annual stems, which are simple and erect; latex milky. Leaves opposite or rarely whorled, usually narrowly linear. Flowers in fascicles. Calyx shorter than corolla. Corolla campanulate; lobes elliptic, spreading or reflexed, usually pilose on the back. Corona with lobes alternating with corolla lobes, each a dorsal outgrowth from the opposing stamen. Anthers 2-locular. Seeds many.

Worldwide: 35 species in tropical and South Africa

Zimbabwe: 13 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
angustissimum (K. Schum.) Bullock subsp. brevilobum Goyder	N,C,E	Description, Image
araneiferum (Schltr.) Kupicha	N,W
biflorum E. Mey.	N,C,S
connatum (N.E. Br.) Bullock		Description, Image
crebrum Kupicha[End]	C,E
elliotii (Schltr.) Kupicha	N
erubescens (Schltr.) Bullock	W,C,S
eylesii (S. Moore) Kupicha	N,C,E,S
glabellum Kupicha[NrEnd]	E	Description, Image
interruptum (E. Mey.) Bullock	N,W,C,E,S	Description, Image
lanatum (Weim.) Kupicha	E
nyasae (Britten & Rendle) Kupicha	N,W,C,E	Description, Image
rhodesicum (Weim.) Kupicha[NrEnd]	E

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